The shaman nodded silently. “She’s at peace.”
The young men tried once more. This time, the coffin lifted smoothly, effortlessly. The sound of the trumpet swelled again, guiding Elena on her final journey. Mourners stepped aside, their heads bowed in reverence, their hearts heavy with what had been lost.
The Weight of a Lifetime
As the procession moved forward, Louis remained kneeling in the mud, his tears mixing with the rain. His mother came beside him, resting a trembling hand on his shoulder.
But Louis couldn’t feel her touch. He was lost in memories, trapped in apologies too late to be heard.
He would carry this pain for the rest of his life — not just the memory of a lost love, but the haunting image of her tear-streaked face. A face that once smiled for him. A face that, even in silence, had cried out for comfort.
There are mistakes that time cannot fix. Words that cannot be unsaid. And some wounds… they leave echoes that last forever.
But in the quiet that followed the farewell, as the rain began to lighten and the final trumpet note faded into the distance, one truth remained:
Love requires care. Attention. Honesty.
